Lone Pine Water Supply Corporation
Consumer Confidence Report – 2012 – PWS ID Number TX0010021
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Annual Water Quality Report for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2012.
This report is intended to provide you with important information about your drinking water and the efforts made by the water system to
provide safe drinking water. Lone Pine WSC is groundwater.
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the EPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in the water
provided by public water systems. Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottles water that must
provide the same protection for public health. Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small
amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information
about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPAs Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791.
For more information regarding this report contact:
Deborah Ledoux, Office Manager 903-729-9660 or Donald Sloan, Operator 903-724-3090
Este reporte incluye informacion importante sobre el agua para tomar. Para asistencia en espanol, favor de llamar al telefono 903-729-9660.
Special Notice
Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer,
undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ
transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system
disorders, some elderly and infants can be particularly at risk from
infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water
from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate
means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other
microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water
Hotline (800) 426-4791).
If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health
problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead
in drinking water is primarily from materials and components
associated with service lines and home plumbing. We cannot control
the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your
water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the
potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2
minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are
concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your
water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing
methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available
from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.
The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water)
include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells.
As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground,
it dissolves naturally-occurring minerals and, in some cases,
radioactive material, and can pick-up substances resulting from the
presence of animals or human activity. Contaminants that may be
present in source water include – Microbial contaminants, such
as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment
plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be
naturally-occurring or result from urban storm water runoff,
industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas
production, mining or farming. –Pesticides and herbicides, which
may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban
storm water runoff, and –Organic chemical contaminants,
including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can
also come from gas stations, urban storm water run-off, and septic
systems. –Radioactive Contaminants, which can be naturallyoccurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining
activities.
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Many constituents (such as calcium, sodium, or iron) which are often found in drinking water, can cause taste, color, and odor problems.
The taste and odor constituents are called secondary constituents and are regulated by the State of Texas, not the EPA. These constituents
are not causes for health concern. Therefore, secondarys are not required to be reported in this document but they may greatly affect the
appearance and taste of your water.
Source(s) of Water
Type(s) of water: Groundwater from the Carrizo and Wilcox aquifers located in Anderson County, Texas.
Source Water Assessment Protection
A Source Water Susceptibility Assessment for your drinking water sources(s) is currently being updated by the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality. This information describes the susceptibility and types of constituents that may
come into contact with your drinking water source based on human activities and natural conditions. The information
contained in the assessment allows us to focus source water protection strategies.
For more information about your sources of water, please refer to the Source Water Assessment Viewer available at the
following URL: htt://gis3.tceq.state.tx.us/Controller/index.jsp?wtrsrc=
Further details about sources and source water assessments are available in Drinking Water Watch at the following URL:
http://dww.tceq.texas/gov/DWW/
Definitions
Treatment technique (TT): A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Action level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements that a water system must
follow.
Information on Detected Contaminants
The data presented in this report is from the most recent testing done in accordance with the regulations.
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Water Quality Test Results
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal or MCLG: The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which below which there is no known or
expected risk to health. MCLG’s allow for a margin of safety.
Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL: The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the
MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Maximum residual disinfectant level goal or MRDLG: The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no know or expected
risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.
Maximum residual disinfectant level or MRDL: The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence
that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
MFL: million fibers per liter (a measure of asbestos)
mrem/year: millirems per year (a measure of radiation absorbed by the body)
NTU: nephelometric turbidity units (a measure of turbidity)
pCi/L: picocuries per liter (a measure of radioactivity)
Avg: Regulatory compliance with some MCLs are based on running annual average of monthly samples.
ppm: milligrams per liter or parts per million (mg/L) – or one ounce in 7,350 gallons of water.
ppb: micrograms per liter or parts per billion – or one ounce in 7,350,000 gallons of water.
ppt: parts per trillion, or nanograms per litter (ng/L)
ppq: parts per quadrillion, or pictograms per litter (pg/L)
na: not applicable.
Definations: The following tables contain scientific terms and measures, some of which may require explanation.
Chlorine
Year
Disinfectant
2012
Chlorine
Avg Level of
CCR year’s
quarterly
1.39
Lowest
Result of a
Single
Sample
1.06
Highest
Result of a
Single
Sample
Maximum
Residual
Disinfectant
Level/unit of
Measure
Likely Source
of
Contamination
1.80
4.00/ppm
Disinfectant
used to control
microbes.
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Inorganic Contaminants
Name of Inorganic
Contaminant
Collectio
n Date
Highest
Level
Detecte
d
Range of
Levels
Detected
MCLG
MCL
Unit
of
MCLG
and
MCL
Was This
a
Violation
?
Likely Source of
Contamination
Barium
9/09/2009
0.014
0.0140.014
2
2
ppm
N
Fluoride
2012
.18
0.18-0.18
4
4
Ppm
N
Discharge of drilling wastes;
Discharge from metal
refineries; Erosion of natural
deposits.
Erosion of natural deposits;
Water additive which
promotes strong teeth;
Discharge from fertilizer and
aluminum factories.
Radioactive
Contaminants
Collection
Date
Highest
Level
Detected
Range of
Levels
Detected
MCLG
MCL
Units
Violation
Likely Source of
Contamination
Combined Radium 226/228
Synthetic organic
contaminants including
pesticides
Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
2012
1
1-1
0
5
ppm
N
Highest
Level
Detected
Range of
Level
Detected
MCLG
MCL
Units
Violation
Erosion of natural deposits
Likely source of
contamination.
1.18
0-1.18
0
6
ppb
N
Collection
Date
5/4/2010
Discharge from rubber and
chemical factories
Not all sample results may have been used for calculating the Highest Level Detected because some results may be
part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future.
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Volatile Organic Contaminants
Name of Organic
Contaminant
Collection
Date
Highest
Level
Detected
Range of
Levels
Detected
MCLG
MCL
Unit of
MCLG
and
MCL
Was This
a
Violation?
Likely Source of
Contamination
Ethylbenzene
09/09/2009
1.45
1.45-1.45
700
700
ppb
N
Xylenes
09/09/2009
.00449
0.004490.00449
10
10
ppm
N
Discharge from
petroleum refineries.
Discharge from
petroleum factories;
Discharge from
chemical factories.
Disinfectants and Disinfection By-Products
Some people who drink water containing trihalomethanes in excess of the MCL over many years may experience problems with
their liver, kidneys, or central nervous systems, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer.
Name of
Disinfectants
and
Disinfection
By-Products
Haloacetic acids
(HAA5)
TTHMs (Total
trihalomethanes
Collection
Date
Highest
Locational
Highest
Running
Level
Annual
Detected
Average
Likely Source
Range of
Was This
of
Levels
a
Contamination
Detected MCLG MCL Units Violation?
05/04/2010
4.5
n/a
3.9-4.5
No
goal
for the
total
60
ppb
N
By-product of
drinking water
disinfection.
05/04/2010
13.7
n/a
13.2-13.7
No
goal
for the
total
80
ppb
N
By-product of
drinking water
disinfection.
Not all sample results may have been used for calculating the Highest Level Detected because some results may be part of an evaluation to
Determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future.
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Lead and Copper
Lead or Copper
Year
The 90th
Percentile
Value of
the Most
Recent
Round of
Sampling
Number of
Sites
Exceeding
Action Level
Action
Level
Unit of
Measure
Was This a
Violation?
Lead
7/07/2009
2.5
0
15
ppb
N
Copper
07/07/2009
0.223
0
1.3
ppm
N
Source of
Contaminant
Corrosion of
household plumbing
systems; Erosion of
natural deposits.
Corrosion of
household plumbing
systems; Erosion of
natural deposits.
Opportunity for public participation in decisions that may affect the quality of the water is available at regularly
scheduled board meetings held the third Monday of each month at Lone Pine Baptist Church, 299 N US Hwy 287
Palestine, TX at 5:30 PM.
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